KEFLEX

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Romania, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug KEFLEX contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Cefalexin UNII OBN7UDS42Y - CEPHALEXIN

Cefalexin is an antibacterial agent of the cephalosporin class. Like other cephalosporins cefalexin exerts antibacterial activity by binding to and inhibiting the action of penicillin-binding proteins involved in the synthesis of bacterial cell walls. This leads to bacterial cell lysis and cell death. Read about Cefalexin

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
KEFLEX Capsule	FDA, National Drug Code (US)	MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
J01DB01	Cefalexin	J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials → J01DB First-generation cephalosporins
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: AU	Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme	Identifier(s): 10778G, 11934D, 11963P, 2655R, 3058Y, 3094W, 3095X, 3119E, 3317N, 3318P, 3319Q, 3320R
Country: BR	Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos	Identifier(s): 536501501110318, 536501502117316, 536501503131312, 536501504136318, 536501505132316, 536501506112319, 536501507119317, 536515050007703
Country: EE	Ravimiamet	Identifier(s): 1774841, 1790254, 1848450
Country: IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 29955, 30205, 30228, 30233, 58432, 58445, 90379, 90387
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 6132002M2183, 6132002R1141, 6132002R2032
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): AA565/20302, MA056/00104
Country: MX	Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios	Identifier(s): 72727, 74187, 83119
Country: RO	Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale	Identifier(s): W64364001, W64364002
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 58463-011, 58463-012, 58463-013, 80425-0005, 80425-0006
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): B/20.1.1/92, C/20.1.1/220, C/20.1.1/28, C/20.1.1/29